In this short clip, Alan Hirsch discusses the difference between the church as communitas, not community. A communitas is a church steeped and driven by mission, not ministry. As a result, it isn’t afraid to take risks as it moves towards the future with an honest sense of adventure and creativity; qualities that often don’t […]

___________________________________________________ I can give you no greater advice than these reflections from Tom Wright – Jesus is absolutely in the middle If you want to know who God is, look at Jesus If you want to know what it means to be human, look at Jesus If you want to know what love is, look […]

“At its very heart, Christianity is a Jesus movement, one that seeks to consistently embody the life, spirituality, and mission of its Founder. “Jesus is Lord” is about our becoming like Jesus our Lord and Founder. This confession lies at the epicenter of the church’s task. In order to recover the ethos of authentic Christianity, […]

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to those of you who took the time to stop by the blog, read an article or two, make a comment and pass it along! October has been the best month to date relative to the number of overall views! Reactions have been, for the […]

A few days ago I came across this quote and immediately resonated with its message – The songs we sing give words to our beliefs, help us to express our emotions to God, enable us to revisit stories from Scripture, and help to give us a glimpse of God’s future where we will be joined […]

What is the goal of the gospel? Fame? Prestige? Large churches? Converts? Heaven? Happy marriages? Large homes? Cottages? Actually, none of the above. In this short video, Skye Jethani explains what the actual goal of the gospel is. You may be surprised with his answer. Maybe not.

As a priest, I have the privilege and honor of accompanying people on their faith journey from the cradle to the grave. This accompaniment is mainly done through the sacraments. This year I have had an influx of couples wanting to get married. Typically, these couples are not really connected to the faith community, but […]

Hey Everyone! July 2012 proved to be the best month to date for the blog. There were 4,376 total reads, plus a significant increase in comments and shares. The new Pentecostal-Charismatic series did very well and I will continue to publish new items in this series over the coming months. If there is a specific […]

1. Could Pentecostalism be catering to the contemporary cultural quest for a spiritual experience by promoting extravagant divine encounters as the normative trajectory of Christianity? For example, are we simply giving them what they want when our slogans invite people to come for a worship experience? 2. Have we perhaps unintentionally restricted the work of […]